CVE-2026-0390: CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Windows Boot Loader allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-0390) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 arises from the Windows Boot Loader relying on untrusted inputs when making a security decision. This weakness can be exploited by an authorized attacker with high privileges to bypass security features locally. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.7, reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker with high privileges on the affected Windows 10 Version 1607 system can bypass a security feature locally, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0390 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-0390: CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Windows Boot Loader allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.7medium
Affected software
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1607
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1809
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Windows 10 Version 21H2
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Windows 10 Version 22H2
Microsoft
Windows Server 2016
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Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2019
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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
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Windows Server 2022
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-0390) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 arises from the Windows Boot Loader relying on untrusted inputs when making a security decision. This weakness can be exploited by an authorized attacker with high privileges to bypass security features locally. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.7, reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker with high privileges on the affected Windows 10 Version 1607 system can bypass a security feature locally, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 as detailed in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0390 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-19T11:49:07.943Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0390","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a1482d89c981fd6a5dd
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:04 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 13:52:57 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 205
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